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繕つくろう

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Inflections of 繕う
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つ く ろ う
Meaning
  1. 1
    to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
    母ははにこのセーターをつくろってもらった。
    I had my mother mend this sweater.
  2. 2
    to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
    猿さるたちは互たがいに毛繕けづくろいし合あっている。
    The monkeys are grooming each other.
  3. 3
    to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
    世間体せけんていを繕つくろう心配しんぱいをするより他ほかにやることがある。
    We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.
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繕 ゼン darning, repair, mend
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